My other car

[Agent david]

Hi all, a couple of pics of my other car. It's a 1996 Escort Cosworth, running standard apart from 18" Rondells and a K&N Induction Kit. I've had it about 7 years now and it's off the road at the moment for some much needed TLC. The bodywork needs attention and im wanting to do an engine rebuild but i might not get the time. Hope the pics are ok, they're done with my mobile. Once it's had all the work done it needs i'll invest in a decent camera and take some quality pics.

 

[Nick]

Very nice. I really do like Escort Cosworths.

 

[Tom C]

I always wanted 1 but out of my price-range atm, decent one's hold their Value very well much better than the Focus RS imo

 

[Nick]

Because they are a much better car than the focus

 

[Agent david]

Because they are a much better car than the focus

I like you

It is a better car IMO.

 

[evodave]

i agree with u guys,,still gud motors,i think just starting 2 show there age a little?lol

 

[Agent david]

It isn't packed with the goodies that modern cars are but for looks and road presence, you cant beat it.......but im biased lol

Oh, and its got 4 wheel drive. Not some fancily named rubbish driving the wrong wheels. lol

 

[evodave]

double lol,,old skool baby,,,lol

 

[Agent david]

Lol, old skool wins every time imo. Lots more personality, much more of an event to drive.

 

[evodave]

lol,ya u do get alot of driver feed back.

a few of my m8s used 2 have e/cossies,back in day!.
i could,nt afford 1 then,so i settled on saph,s had a few of them?.lol.

cheers

 

[Agent david]

Never had a Saph, the Escort is the first RS i've owned and cant see myself getting rid tbh.

 

[evodave]

o rite,,thats cool david,,alot of the rs lads wait years 2 get there hands on a escort cos,
so nice1,,ya if i was u i,d keep her as well,

if i dare ask,,how would u say they compare 2 our evo,s(or jap motors).??

cheers

 

[Agent david]

Well the 4 RS is the first Jap car i've owned and i must say that in terms of value for money i really dont think it can be beaten. The straight line performance is better than the Cossies as well but the Cossie has less power as standard (which mines is). The steering feels much more direct on the Evo as well and the Evo stops better than the Cossie. In terms of road handling i find the Cossie sticks to the road like glue but the Evo measures up pretty well here as well.

All in all i'd say that a speed and handling comparison would show the Evo to be the better car, the Cossie is feeling it's age a bit now. 230bhp really isn't enough for a car with the Escorts looks.

If i HAD to get rid of one of them, im afraid i'd be sitting in my Cossie waving goodbye to the Evo though. In term of exclusivity and looks and over all smile on the face driving, the Cossie wins hands down imo. I'll never get rid.

 

[evodave]

lol,
i,m with u david,i think theres not much in it,like u say the evos r gud value 4 money,the evos i,ve had,never let me down,been up hill,down dale in all weathers?lol.

& like u say showing the age a bit now the cossie,,2 b honest me & my m8s was dissapointed with the standard power of the cossies,,the 4x4 seem 2 bog down a little with the gearbox system?.

but i can say david when u start having a play with them,[i reckomend a stg3 conversion personaly,the greens,,3bar route]lol.
then they hop on 4 there age??.
the e/cossies getting collectable now so ya deffo keep it if u can

i suppose every motor does when modded though..

cheers

 

[Agent david]

Yeah i agree, they have to be tinkerd with to get the best out of them now. Mines standard at the mo but that may change in the future. Mines the small turbo version so a bit more drivable than the big turbo but alot less tuneable unfortunately. Still get 300 bhp out of it though.

 

[evodave]

cool,,ya its 96 ya,soz,small turbo..stg2 then max.still accelarate mega though 2 this day.
nice 1,,keep her m8.
do u rate u rs evo 4 then??only had the gsr??

 

[Agent david]

Yeah its good. I tested a few GSR's when i was shopping and was impressed with them. They've obviously got more driver aids than the RS. The RS seems very quick through 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear, but the low ratio gear box makes it a bit heavy on fuel and a bit less driver friendly. Also the 4th and 5th gear acceleration isn't that great, the Cossie could easily keep up at top end, but 0-100 comes up very quickly. Too quick for the Cossie lol.

 

[evodave]

lol,,my 1st gsr had rs diffs etc on it, was 350,that really liked a drink or 2,??
but hell ya she used 2 accelarate like nothing else.lol.but ya at 130 was screaming her then..
ya with the cossies there more mid 2 top end,,especialy with hybrid t3+ & so on fitted.

looking 4 a motor [again] soon,,dont no wot 2 get now,, lol

 

[evodave]

 

[Agent david]

Dont you have an Evo at the moment? How many of them have you had?

Have you had a Subaru before? My wife keeps banging on about getting one, an earlier one, maybe a 1996, but im not convinced. They are really ten a penny up here. There's a few Evos right enough but no where near as many as the Scoobies.